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JetBlue to open airport lounges in New York and Boston in battle for big spenders
JetBlue planes at JFK’s Terminal 5 in New York. Leslie Josephs | CNBC JetBlue Airways will open its first airport lounges in its more than two decades of flying, a major shift for the low-cost airline as it chases high-spending travelers. The lounges will open at the carrier’s hubs in New York late next year […]
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SpaceX Starlink has 2,500 airplanes under contract after United megadeal, director says
A Starlink terminal installed on a Hawaiian Airlines aircraft. Hawaiian Airlines PARIS — SpaceX nearly doubled its backlog of Starlink in-flight Wi-Fi orders with last week’s United Airlines deal, a company director said Tuesday. “Very excited that we have about 2,500 aircraft under contract now, bringing what was effectively a startup to now what we […]
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A push toward sustainable jet fuel is leaving investors with unanswered questions
Neste Oyj’s Singapore refinery in Singapore, one of the world’s biggest SAF plants, under construction on Wednesday, June 22, 2022. The site was chosen because its already a petrochemicals center with sound logistical connections and talent is readily available. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The aviation industry still sees so-called “sustainable aviation fuel” (SAF) […]
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Here’s what the Boeing strike might mean for flyers
Union members react as Aerospace Machinists District 751 President Jon Holden (out of frame) announces that union members rejected a proposed Boeing contract and will go on strike, following voting results at their union hall in Seattle, Washington, on September 12, 2024. Jason Redmond | Afp | Getty Images Boeing workers went on strike Friday, the latest disturbance […]
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United Airlines to offer free Wi-Fi using SpaceX’s Starlink
A United Airlines Boeing 737-MAX 8 aircraft departs at San Diego International Airport en route to New York on August 24, 2024 in San Diego, California. Kevin Carter | Getty Images United Airlines said Friday that it plans to offer inflight Wi-Fi from SpaceX’s Starlink for free on its hundreds of jetliners, the biggest inflight […]
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Bill Gates-backed startup says a global gold rush for buried hydrogen is picking up momentum
The team from the Geological Agency of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) took samples of natural hydrogen gas found in One Pute Jaya Village, Morowali Regency, Central Sulawesi Province, Indonesia, 23 October 2023. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Koloma, a U.S.-based clean fuel startup backed by Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, says it […]
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U.S. airlines cool hiring after adding 194,000 employees in post-Covid spree
A pilot performs a walkaround before a United Airlines flight Leslie Josephs/CNBC U.S. passenger airlines have added nearly 194,000 jobs since 2021 as companies went on a hiring spree after spending months in a pandemic slump, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. Now the industry is cooling its hiring. Airlines are close to their […]
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Here’s where American Airlines is adding flights to Europe in summer 2025
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, from American Airlines company, taking off from Barcelona airport, in Barcelona on 24th February 2023. JanValls | Nurphoto | Getty Images As social media feeds make their seasonal shift from the Parthenon to pumpkin patches, airlines are busy preparing for the 2025 Europe travel season, a bet that strong demand for international […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Data and earnings ease recession fears
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Live long and prosper
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on May 31, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no […]
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